A Laboratory Setup for Exploring Digital Twin Construction Planning and Control

Abstract: Digital Twin Construction (DTC) is a data-centric approach to construction management, enabling real-time “Plan-Do-Check-Act” (PDCA) cycles for production control. Despite its potential to streamline processes and reduce waste, DTC remains untested in full-scale projects due to technical and practical barriers. To explore the feasibility of DTC, we therefore developed a controlled lab setup using a 1:25 scale model and automated monitoring to simulate DTC-driven planning. The setup enables experimentation across different levels of automation with the goal of testing feasibility and viability for real-time planning and control. This research contributes to understanding DTC’s potential to transform production control in construction.